Facts in a Flash: A Research Guide to Writers - Softcover

Metter, Ellen

9781582971636: Facts in a Flash: A Research Guide to Writers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582971633 ISBN 13: 9781582971636

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books, 2002

With this unique reference, information expert Ellen Metter takes the frustration out of research projects with her own mix of humor, data and savvy research techniques. From libraries, newspapers and the Internet to scholars, experts and dictionaries, Metter shows readers how to access hundreds of viable resources for virtually every subject. To make research easy and quick, each chapter focuses on a different area, including government, current events, culture, law, business, history and more. For example, if the reader wants to find a certain rare dissertation on macroeconomics, chapter four provides a list of indexes to archival locations. The chapter also outlines the various methods of obtaining a hard copy or microform of the research. As an added value, Metter includes the "instant information" that other research guides lack, such as address, phone numbers and listservs.

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About the Author:

Ellen Metter is the author of The Writer's Ultimate Research Guide. She is a reference librarian, bibliographer, and a senior instructor at the University of Colorado at Denver; Her articles on research methodology have appeared in several library magazines and newsletters.

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